How soon after a water change do I test the parameters again? When I tested this morning my ammonia and nitrates were high (.25 and 40ppm respectively) so I'm getting ready to do a 50% wc. My levels are not usually this high before my weekly Sunday wc, which is usually between 30 and 50%, but I did have a missing danio for a few days that I found stuck to the back of my intake filter. He had been there a while based on the looks of him, is this likely what caused my elevated ammonia and nitrate levels?
For informational purposes:
29 gallon that's been set up for 3 months, fishless cycle with bottled bacteria(I got lucky, and now know better)
Stocked with 3 zebra danio (added last Monday), 5 flame tetra, 5 long skirt tetra and 2 dwarf gourami.
All other fish seem healthy and active, but I know I need to get the levels down.
For informational purposes:
29 gallon that's been set up for 3 months, fishless cycle with bottled bacteria(I got lucky, and now know better)
Stocked with 3 zebra danio (added last Monday), 5 flame tetra, 5 long skirt tetra and 2 dwarf gourami.
All other fish seem healthy and active, but I know I need to get the levels down.